Bed-bottom fabric.



e. MELLON. BED BOTTOM FABRIC.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 31, 4 913- g I y numb i ixivanb ox' incisedurn-ran s rsrns eng'rsnr cri cs.

GEORGE A. MELLON, 0}? ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGllOR TC LINK FABRICCOIVIPANY OF AMERICA, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSQUBI, Pit-CORPORATION.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 16, 191.3.

Application filed May 31, 1913. Serial No. 771,006.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1-,Gnoncn A. MELLON, a citizen of theUnited States ofAmerica, and a resident of the city of St. Louis and State of Missouri,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bed-Bottom Fabrics,of which the'following 1s a full, clear, and exact description,reference being had to the accompanying drawings,'

wires relative toeach other transversely of the fabric, while theymaintain the longitudinal wires .in their proper relative positions witha degree of eifectiveness similar to that provided by non-yieldingtransverse connections.

A further object of my invention is to produce a fabric of this kindwhich may be readily rolled into compact condition for transportation. 7

A. still further object of the invention is to provide transverseconnections for a bed bottom ff' ric which may be applied to thelongitudinal wires of such fabric with aminimum of labor for theirapplication.

Figure I is a top or plan view of a fragment of my bed bottom fabric.Fig. H is a section taken on line IIII, Fig, I.

The preferred form of my bed bottom fabric is shown in the accompanyingdrawing. In this fabric, A designates longitudinal wires or strandscomprising series of links joined to each other in chain formation. Eachof these links is made from a section of wire doubled to provide an eye2 at one end of the link, the links terminating at their other ends indouble hooks 3. The eyes of the links in each transverse row receive thebooks of the links in the next adjoining transverse row, this procedurebeing followed throughout the length of the fabric and. resulting in theproduction of the longitudinal strands A. The production of longitudinalstrands in this manner is not new, and no invention per se is hereinclaimed therefor.

l designates transverse connections by which the longitudinal strands Aof mybed bottom fabric are united .to maintain them in their properpositions. These connections t are of helical form, and they are placedin engagement with the longitudinal strands A by interweaving orthreading them through said strands. In the link strand constructionillustrated, the helical connecnections 4 are threaded through the loopsof the transverse rows of links, and also through the books of the linksin the adjoining transverse rows, by which arrangement the linksthroughout the fabric structure are held from movement relative to eachother in the strands, and the various longitudinal strands are so unitedas to permit lateral movement of any strand relative to another adjacentstrand, and the return of the strand to its original position, theseresults being due to the spring and flexing nature of the helicalconnections.

I claim:

1. A bed bottom fabric comprising longitudinal. strands, and helicalconnections having interwoven engagement with said longitudinal strands.v

2. VA bed bottom fabric comprising longitudinal strands, and helicaltransverse cohnections having interwoven engagement with saidlongitudinal strands, the said connections extending throughout thewidth of the fabric.

3. A bed bottom fabric comprising longitudinal strands, each strandbeing composed of a plurality of links joined to each other, and helicaltransverse connections joining said links. v

i. A bed bottom fabric comprising longitudinal strands, each strandbeing composed of a plurality of links joined to each other,interengaged with each other, and helical and helical connectionsinterwoven with said connections woven through the eyes-0f said links attheir junctions. links to join. said longitudinal strands;

5. A bed bottom fabric comprising 1ongiv GEORGE A. MELLON. 5 tndinalstrands, each strand beingeomposed In the presence ofof links havingeyes at one end and hooks E. CLARK,

at the other end, the eyes and hooks being E. LINN.

